Washington Ski areas

S K I S K I S K I S K I S K I WWWWW A S H I N G TA S H I N G TA S H I N G TA S H I N G TA S H I N G T O N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G ERoad trip Journal, page 1Ski Washington Challenge. 2007

The idea to challenge snowriders to visit all of Washington’s ski areas came from Steve Coxen,former President of the Far West Ski Association as welll as of the NWSCC, in cooperation withthe Northwest Ski Club Council. It is a natualr extension of last year’s Ski Oregon Challenge.The Oregon Challenge continues this year, but many of us are turning our sights to Washington.The idea is to ski at least 10 of Washington’s 14 ski areas. You can do it in 5 to 7 weekends.Several people made plans to see, ski and ride all of Washington this season. There may beothers too, that we don’t know about yet.

1. David Schor did it on a snowboard, and was the first one to visit all the areas.completeing all 12 ski resorts before the end of December. Good thing, becausehe then broke his leg on New Year’s Eve!See his blog at: http://skiwashington.blogspot.com.

2. McCoy Smith planned to do it on telemark skis as well as alpineskis, and also purchased an item at every ski area, just like he didlast year. But, he spent a large part of the winter working outside thecountry, so he didn’t have enough time left to meet the challenge.

3. Emilio Trampuz met the challenget on mid-fatalpine skis, and taook lots of photos.

4. Ed Palmer is working on the challengetoo. Watch out for this guy. He starts slowand then suddenly comes up from behindat full speed!

The adventure took us to places we had not visited before. Most of them were very pleasantsurprises. The result is that we are now determined to go back and re-visit at least some of theseplaces next year. Not only that, but, we’ll bring our friends along!The following pages contain an account of our experiences, including lots of photos to inspireyou to check out these places. The ski areas are listed alphabetically.

Emilio Trampuz

Contacts:1. Steve Coxen: [email protected]. David Schor: [email protected]. McCoy Smith: [email protected]. Emilio Trampuz: [email protected]. Northwest Ski Club Council: www.nwskiers.org6. Oregon Snowsport Industries Assoc.: www.skioregon.org, [email protected]

Emilio Trampuz, Steve Coxen, & David Schor

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S K I S K I S K I S K I S K I WWWWW A S H I N G TA S H I N G TA S H I N G TA S H I N G TA S H I N G T O N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G EO N C H A L L E N G ERoad trip Journal, page 2 Ski Washington Challenge 2007

Ski WSki WSki WSki WSki Washington Challenge 2007ashington Challenge 2007ashington Challenge 2007ashington Challenge 2007ashington Challenge 2007The NWSCC is challenging Northwest skiers to ski or board ten of Washington’s fourteen ski resorts duringthe 2006-07 ski season and qualify for the Council’s year end drawing for prizes – equipment, services, 2007-08 lift tickets and a ten-time punch pass at Mt. Hood Meadows. Turn in proof that you have skied ten of theWashington ski resorts listed below and your name will be entered in the drawing. Ski all eleven areas and youqualify for a special award. Proof can be lift tickets from each ski resort or a credit card receipt showing proofof purchase. Entries and proof of qualification must be received by the council no later than June 15, 2007.The drawing will take place at the June council meeting. You must be 18 years old or older to enter.

You may ski or board at the designated ski resort at any time during the 2006-07 ski season. Many clubs havetrips scheduled to some of these areas during the season.

The Entry Form and Rules are posted to the NWSCC website at www.nwskiers.org.

Note: “Ski Washington Challenge 2007” T-shirts, long-sleeve mock turtlenecks and sweatshirts are availablefor order. See end of this document.

For more information contact:Steve CoxenPhone: 503-679-9022Email: [email protected]

To enter, complete the entry form and include it with your proofdocuments. Documents must be received no later than June 15,2007. We recommend that you keep copies of the documents.Submit documents to the address below:

NWSCC Ski Oregon ChallengePO Box 1915Portland, OR 97207

Support small ski areasAt the 2005 Far WestConvention, GlenPlake spoke aboutthe need to supportour small ski areas,the local hills wherefuture Olympiansare being nurtured.Remember Steve

and Phil Mahre? They grew up skiing atWhite Pass, WA, a relatively small ski area.Many similar young racers were seen re-cently at Hurricane Ridge, 49º North, andMt. Spokane. See photos on the followingpages.

The Ski Washington Challenge gives us allan opportunity to have some fun visitingdifferent places, and supporting the smallski hills in the process.

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Washington Ski Areas

Ski Areas

Ski area Nearest townBaseelev.

Topelev.

Verticalfeet

Acres ofterrain

Number ofLifts

Num. ofTrails Other

Cascade Powder Cats

Assemble 6:45 am at Cascadia Inn, 210 E. Railroad. Ave., Skykomish, WA.

4,000 6,000

Total: 10,000 min.

per day

2,000Snowcat can

handle up to 10 passengers.

6 - 15 runs per

day$395 per day..

Crystal Mt. Govt. Camp, 23 m.Hood River, 23 m.

4,400 7,012 3,100

1,300lift served+1,000 in 2007/2008

2 Exp. 6-passgr.2 Exp. Quads

2 Triples3 Doubles

50

Largest ski area in Washington. Night skiing, January only, Fri-Sat, 4 -8 pm.

49º NorthChewelah, 10 milesSpokane, 52 miles. 3,923 5,774 1,851 2,325

1 Quad4 Double 68

Closed Wed.-Thurs.6.5 miles nordic trail.17 more miles soon.

Hurricane Ridge

Port Angeles, 17 miles 4,800 5,500 800 200 2 rope tows1 Poma

10 Open weekends only.National park fee $15.

Leavenworth Ski Hill

Leavenworth, 1 mile.Wenatchee, 18 miles. 1,200 1,600 400 10 4 rope tows N/A

Open weekends + Fri. nights. Tubing & Nordic

Loup LoupTwisp, 12 miles.Okanogan, 18 miles.Omak, 25 miles.

4,500 5,740 1,240 1501 Quad

1 Poma, 1 rope 10Open Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun.25 km nordic + tubing.

Mission RidgeWenatchee, 12 m.Leavenworth, 30 m. 4,570 6,820 2,250 1000

1 Exp. Quad3 Doubles 36

Closed Tue.-Wed. Night skiing on selected days only.

Mt. Baker Glacier, 33 milesBellingham, 56 miles

3,500 5,000 1,500 n/a 4 Quads2 Double

14 119 miles nordic trails.

Mt. Spokane Spokane, 28 miles. 4,200 5,889 2,000 n/a 5 Doubles 45Closed Mon. - Tue.Night skiing on 15 runs

North Cascade Heli Skiing

Freestone, Inn, Winthrop, 15 miles. 3,000 8,500

12000min.

per day300,000 Helicopter

6 runs per day

Mid-week: $850.Weekend: $900.

Ski BluewoodDayton, 21 miles.Walla Walla, 52 m.Tri-cities, 83 miles.

4,545 5,670 1,125 n/a2 Triples1 Poma 24 Closed Mon. - Tue.

Stevens PassWenatchee, 12 m.Leavenworth, 30 m. 4,061 5,845 1,800 1,250

2 Exp. Quads1 Quad, 5 Triples,

2 Doubles37

6 lifts open for night skiing Thurs.- Monday.

The Summit at Snoqualmie

Seattle, 52 miles. 2,800 5,400 2,280 11002 Exp. Quads

2 Quad, 3 Triples,10 Doubles

65 50 km nordic trails.

White Pass Packwood, 20 miles.Yakima, 50 miles.

4,500 6,000 1,500 n/a 1 Quad, 1 Triple,2 Doubles

32Open daily.Night ski: Fri.-Sat.18 km nordic trails.


David Schor’s Snowboard AdventureI'm a snowaholic. I became an avid snowboarder overthe course of the amazing 2005-2006 season in Or-egon, and was the first person to finish the Ski OregonChallenge. Not being one to repeat myself, I movednorthward to take a stab at the inaugural Ski Wash-ington Challenge.

To minimize the costs of completing the challenge, Islept in my Honda Civic, and visited two resorts perweekend.

Snowboarding twelve Washington ski areas in fiveweeks was a great adventure, and I heartily recom-mend it to anyone who seeks to know the hills in theirneighborhood. It didn't require any days off fromwork, just a little dedication, and some driving. None

of the areas were more than a day's drive away, although Loup Loup and 49º North were near the limit of aone day drive. Each of the areas had something different to offer, and all of them have enjoyed a very good snowyear so far. See more in my blog, at: http://skiwashington.blogspot.com/

- DavidNOTE: Once again, David was the first to complete the challenge. He was done by December 23, before thecalendar Winter even began! Good thing too, because on New Year’s eve, David broke his ankle at Ski Bowl.But, he healed fast, and before the season was over, he was back, carving up the slopes of Mt. Hood.

David Schor at Timberline

Emilio Trampuz does it on Alpine skisI love getting in my car and driving from ski area to skiarea. I had been on ski safaris to Canada and all overthe western part of the United States. But, I hadnever all of Washington’s ski areas.

The Ski Washington Challenge gave me the perfectexcuse to visit these areas, and it turned out to be a lotof fun. I saw new places, met new people, and foundthat I would love to re-visit some of the places againnext season.

At each ski area, including those I had skied manytimes before, I tried to explore every nook, andsystematically ski as many trails as possible, from leftto right (or whatever system seemed logical). At themore familiar areas, I tried and succeeded finding

new ways of getting down, found hidden trails, wooded areas, etc. New discoveries was the key idea.

Washington has two ski areas that still rely heavily on rope tows, and that turned out to be more tiring than Ihad expected. Hurricane Ridge also has a platter lift that wasn’t yet open when I visited, so I’ll definitely returnto explore that whole back side.

Loup Loup is another ski area I want to return to, perhaps on one of the future ski safaris to Canada.

I would also like to revisit White Pass. And Crystal Mountain is getting a new lift for 2007/2008, which willalmost double it’s skiable acreage. Aaah, so many places to visit. So little time!

-Emilio

Skis are like wings!Emilio loves to fly!

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Crystal MountainFeb. 25, 2007. (Sunday)

Crystal Mountain is the king of Washington’s ski resorts, in terms of sizeand number of high speed lifts. It is best suited for advanced powder skiers.Lower intermediates will enjoy the easy cruisers on the lower half of themountain. But, there’s not quite enough for the advanced intermediate orsimply a tired advanced skier. The terrain is either challenging or easy. Notmuch in between. The High Cambell lift warns ther is no easy way down.There is lodging in some 3 or 4 hotels/condos at the base of the area. Thenearest town is Enumclaw at the intersection of Highways 169 and 410.

Beginners should go no higher than this mid-mountain lodge.The High Campbell lift serves only double-black runs.

If you are into moguls or ungroomed terrain, you’ll finda lot to like at Crystal Mountain.

View of Silver Queen peak at Crystal Mt.

Skiers passing bythe Campbell Basinlodge. The hill inthe background isserved by the HighCampbell chair.

Liftticket.

The Summit House restaurant is located at the top of theRainier Express chairlift, with views of most of the ski area onone side, and views of Mt. Rainier on the other side.

Campbell Basin lodgeat the top of theForest Queen lift.

Web site: www.skicrystal.com

Plenty of groomed cruisersbelow this point - the top of

the Forest Queen chair.

Summit House

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49 Degrees NorthDec. 8, 2006. (Friday)

First impressions: Much bigger than I thought. In someways similar to Red Mountain and Apex (in Canada), inthat one lift serves almost the whole mountain, but here,two other lifts help support both flanks of the mountain.

Cy’s glades were my favorite. Numbered C1 thru C8, thefirst seven bear the names of the 7 deadly sins. Choose yourvice and jump into a perfectly thinned forest.

Even though it was at least 5 days after the latest storm, Boband I found perfectly untouched poder on the far side of thenewly developed East Basin, served by the new Sunrisequad chair. What luck! While I was setting up the camera to record my own tracks, 2 other local skiers left theirsignature on the slope that was totally untouched only a minute earlier! See photo.

49º North is 10 miles from the town ofChewelah, which is on Hwy 395 north ofSpokane.

Fresh powder!

Cy’s glades, named after the 7 deadly sins.

My liftticket

Bob skied it withme, and we bothrang the bell.We’ll be backhere some day!

Greed Sloth Pride Anger Envy Lust Glutony

Web site: www.ski49n.com

Ring the bell to pay respects to a nordicgod. Or just for good fortune?!

Enjoy your vices!

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Hurricane RidgeDec. 31, 2006. (Sunday)Located in the Olympic National Park. the road fromPort Angeles takes 17 miles to rise almost a mile abovesea level. A sudden transition from a dry, sunny,moderately warm town to glorious, alpine scenery,with several feet of snow on both sides of the road.

I had read in David Schor’s blog that he had been herea week earlier and regretted that the poma lift was stillclosed. I figured the lift will surely be open by now, butit was still closed. I had to pay a $15 entrance fee to theNational Park (at the entrance to the Park, lower downon the mountain), and there was no informationposted there about which lifts might be open. I decidedto lodge a complaint about it. I felt people should be alerted to the lift status before they pay the $15 park fee.

I was introduced to a very friendly young lady named Lori, who turned outto be an excellent ambassador for the ski area. She said they would try to dobetter with putting out the information about the lift status. She explained thesnowplow has to put in at least 100 hours of grooming before they can openthe poma lift. Sure enough, I later heard the rumble of the cat groomingaway. In the meantime, the area is limited to 2 rope tows.

The ski area is run by a local ski club, and has only a customized metalcontainer which acts as a ticket office and day lodge. The larger buliding, atthe end of the road, belongs to the National Park, and it does house a smalleatery and a ski shop, where I purchased glove protectors for the rope tow.

The beginner rope tow was easy, but the advanced onetakes a lot of strength to hang on for those last 30 feetwhere it is steepest. But, that’s also where some of thebest terrain is located. From the very top of the ridge, youcan drop left toward the poma lift, or right into a large

bowl that funnels down toward the road. I took my last run of the day in that bowl, and thenstarted walking back along the road, abt. a quarter of a mile to the parking lot. Some localswere making laps in that bowl and were being picked up by a van of their own. They sawme and gave me a ride. Nice touch, and a great ending of the day! Thanks folks! I’ll be back!

View of Olympic National Park

My liftticket

Lori

The advanced rope towOver the edge and

into the bowl.

Web site: www.hurricaneridge.net

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Leavenworth Ski HillJan. 1, 2007. (Monday)

This is a historic hill, famous for ski jumping com-petitions in the early part of the 20th century. Today,it is a family-oriented bundle of amusement, includ-ing downhill and cross country skiing and tubing.

It’s located less than a mile from the charmingBavarian-style town of Leavenworth. It’s the onlyNorthwest ski area that relies exclusively on ropetows, so the glove protectors I purchased at Hurri-cane Ridge came in handy, although I could havepurchased them here too.

It appears the best way to ride a steep rope two is toswing one arm behind your body and grab the ropefirmly, so that your own arm acts like a T-bar, asshown in the photo. Of course, it helps if you are

light as a feather. With my hefty 200 and some pounds, I gripped therope with such force that it gave me a tension headache.

To cure it, I took a lunch break. A warm cup of noodle soup cost meonly $1.00. Talk about family friendly prices! A pepperoni pizza wasonly $1.50, a bowl of chili $1.00, nachos $1.00, and milk 50 cents!

Leavenworth Ski Hill

My liftticket

Best way to hold the rope

Somehow, the hill skis larger than it really is!

After the first run on the longer of the tworope tows, my altimeter watch showed atotal of 250 vertical feet.

Inner tubing is a greatway to enhance your day!

Web site: www.skileavenworth.com

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Loup LoupJan. 7, 2007. (Sunday)

Loup Loup is inconveniently located for most of us,unless you are driving to Canada along Hwy 97(toward Kelowna, Big White, etc.). Then it’s just ashort detour westward on Hwy. 20 near the town ofOmak. Or you can turn west on Hwy 153 at Pateros.

The ski area is larger and steeper than expected.Beginer terrain is served by a platter lift. The rest ofthe mountain is served by a fixed quad chair.

Totally by accident, Ed Palmer had decided to visitLoup Loup on the same day, so we met there. It wasa very windy day. Highway 97 was literally blockedin one place by a congregationof tumble weeds that

had blown into each other and fuesed into a tumble-weed barricade. Because of the high winds, the quad chairwas closed and Ed and I skied on the platter lift terrain. But, then I decided that I can’t leave without at leasttaking a look around. So, I started climbing along the lift line. Several locals did the same, but they were eitherfaster climbers or I took too much time taking pictures along the way. By the time I got near the top, everyoneelse had already skied down, and there was only a ski patroler on a snowmobile at the top, yelling at me to getback down, because of the danger that a tree might be toppled by a gust of wind.

Well, I was too close to the top to let it go. I pretended to ski down, but I ducked into the woods, traversed alittle bit, and then took another route up. Imade it to the top unobserved, but then thesnowmobile returned, looking for me. Theski patroler was actually the ski area man-ager, this time accompanied by another skipatroller. When I introduced myself as a skiclub reporter, I was told that I could haveasked, and they would have escorted me upthe hill. As it was, they escorted me downthe hill! Oh, well, at least I saw the top, andskied down one of the runs, surprised as tohow long it was. I’ll have to stop there againsome time, on my way up to Canada!

Loup Loup at the end of a windy day

My liftticket

Ed Palmer onthe platter lift Half way to the top, looking down.

Just one of the viewsfrom near the top.

Web site: www.skitheloup.com

http://www.skitheloup.com/


Mission RidgeMarch 17, 2007. (Saturday) Mission Ridge is famous for the old World War II bomber plane that crashed intothe mountain. Its wing is still on display on the slopes above Bomber Cliffs. There are at least a couple of skiablepaths through and around those cliffs, which provide some spectacular photo opportunities. On the oppositeside, another ridge (with the antena tower) also offers a lot of terrain for the advanced powder skier. Down themiddle, several long cruisers snake their way back to the base of the new express quad, the “Liberator” chair.

My lift ticket.

View of the antena ridge, as we startthe traverse above bomber’s cliffs

This was part of our club’s annual bus trip. Here’sLinda McGavin, our trip leader (in the white helmet)with Diane and Patty, at the top of the main lift.

Paying our respects to the bomber’s wing: Bruce, Bar-bara, Fred, and Gary. There are some great views fromthis spot!

Chuck comes out ofthe bomber’s cliffs.

Spectacular views, great snow,lots of terrain. What’s not tolike? Rich and Suzanne enjoya view of the Wenatchee val-ley below.

Mission Ridge gets less snowthan Stevens Pass, but the snowthat it does get is usually drierand lighter. This is at the edgeof the drier, eastern side ofWashington State.

Web site: www.missionridge.com

http://www.missionridge.com/

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Mt. BakerDecember 2, 2006. (Saturday) Mt. Baker received more than double the amount of snow of any other ski areain the northwest. This is not unusual. Mt. Baker holds the record for the most snow received in a single season:1,140” in 1998-99. That’s 95 feet! By the end of November, there is usually at least 6 feet of snow here. Thisyear (2006-07) over 20 feet of snow (250 inches) had fallen by the end of November. The skiing was great.

My lift ticket.

This was the first stop on our Canadian Ski Safari, sinceit is conveninetly located half way between Portlandand Kamloops (Sun Peaks). This is Terry in the photo.

Here’s part of the Canadian Ski Safari gang: EmilioTrampuz, Tom Rodrigues, George Yun, Kurt Krueger,Kay Kinyon, Terry Swan, Bob Voss and Rob Bozzuto.

Chair 8

Great views of the Nooksack RidgeAt the entrance to the canyon

You never know when youmight run into Santa Clausat Mt. Baker!

Web site: www.mtbaker.us

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Mt. SpokaneDecember 9, 2006. (Saturday)

Mt. Spokane is bigger than you might expect! I had skied there a few years before, and none of it looked familiaruntil we hit the back side of the mountain, where I must have spent most of my time on my previous visit. Thefront side has huge, wide open groomers, some of them quite steep. Only one area, serving some of the tamerterrain under chair 3 was relatively crowded on this Saturday, which started off as a very nice, sunny day, butafter lunch suddenly changed to cloudy and snowing.

There was hardly anybody at the Vista house, on top of the mountain, where they served hot soup and had alog in the fireplace.

The back side of the ski area has some great glades, with very nicely spaced trees. Also, some more easygroomers. And also, some nice bumps right under the chairlift. Lots of variety. Great place!

My lift ticket.

How did the weather change from sunny tosnowing in just a few short hours?

By late afternoon, it was foggy and snowing,and I was tired. But the beginner slopes

were still full of people.

Bob is getting ready at the top of Chair 3. We are only atmid-mountain. The Vista House is way up there at the top!

The Vista House has a great view from the top. Also,they serve hot soup inside! Yummm!

Bob and I visited Mt. Baker on the way back from Canada. Along theway, we also stopped for a day at the 49 Degrees North ski area. Bothof these are great places and very pleasant surprises. I will visit themagain, first chance I get.

Web site: www.mtspokane.com

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Ski BluewoodJanuary 2, 2007. (Tuesday)

Bluewood has two triple chairlifts. The main one serves an amazing amount of terrain. Yes, this has been saidof other ski areas (like Anthony Lakes, Loup Loup, and Mission Ridge) where one main lift covers a wholemountain. But, the trails at Bluewood somehowseem longer, and more fun. Also, there is a lot of acreage here,with lots of nicely spaced trees. Bluewood is normally closed on Tuesdays, but this was the New Year’s holiday.

Bluewood is located in the Umatilla National Forest, 21 miles south-east of Dayton, in south-east Washington.

Yes, it’s remote, but no crowds! If you are driving fromSpokane, take Hwy 195 straight south, and followsigns to Dodge, Dayton and Walla Walla.

For powder skiers, there are some wonderfully spacedtrees all over the place! This glade is right next to thechairlift line.

Chair 8

The Skyline Express chair runs next to the Huckleberry trail

The grromed runs aresteep enough to providesome challenge to inter-mediates and will evengive a good workout toadvanced skiers.

Most trails meanderthough the forest. Theone in this photo is a rarestraight segment, buteven this one has a fewturns in it before reach-ing the bottom.

My liftticket.

Web site: www.bluewood.com

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Stevens PassMarch 18, 2007. (Sunday)

Stevens Pass is located right on Hwy 2, on top of a mountain pass 78 miles north-east of Seattle, or 37 mileswest of Leavenworth, where our club found lodging for our weekend bus trip. Because of the proximity ofSeattle and Everett, it can get crowded here on popular weekends. But, Stevens Pass gets lots of snow, andusually opens a lot earlier than Mission Ridge.

The Southern Cross chair on the back side serves only ungroomed glades! The 7th Heaven chair on the frontside serves only ungroomed double black diamond terrain. In between, there are plenty of cruisers.

Chuck and Kurt with Big Chief Mt. behind them. Diane, Mark, Linda & Bruce on the steeps of Big Chief.Note the highway on the right side of the photo.

7th Heaven

An enjoyable cruiser next to the Skyline lift.Elaine Bock, Mike Henness, Lisa and Harry Scribner.

Liftticket.

Chuck in 7th Heaven!

Web site: www.stevenspass.com

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The Summit at Snoqualmie and AlpentalJanuary 10, 2007. (Wednesday)

There are 4 ski area at Snoqualmie Pass, skiable on the same ticket. Three of them: Snoqualmie East, Centraland West, are conncted directly. To get to the fourth one, Alpental, you have to take a shuttle bus, but it’s onlyabout a mile, or less, just on the other side of the I-90 freeway. This is the closest ski area to Seattle.

The trails at Snoqualmie West are relatively short. As you proceed eastward, they get progressively longer. But,for sheer challenge nothing beats Alpental When you are riding the second of the two chairlifts on the frontside of Alpental, turn around and look at Snoqualmie below. It will appear very flat by comparison!

Summit Central is in between Summit East and West. Plenty of black diamonds!

7th Heaven

That’s I-90 down below, in the distance, under the chair.

Lift ticket.

Alpental is up there inthe mist.

Web site: www.summitatsnoqualmie.com

http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/


White PassFebruary 26, 2007. (Monday)

White Pass is where the the famous 1984 Olympic champions Phil and Steve Mahre grew up. It’s one of myfavorite places in Washington. Remote, yet closest to Portland, no crowds, meandering cruisers through theforest, some challenging steeps, and a perfect little glade of young trees right next to the main lift on the frontside. The closest town is Packwood, on Hwy 12.

Those two tiny dots right under the chairlift are skiers! I love places like this, where you can enjoy the gladesand be playful, without fearing for your life!

Nice glade starts here!

Cascade trailOne of the cruisers on the front side.

Liftticket.

The front side offers a lot of variety,from very easy cruisers runs to su-per steep moguls. On the back sideof the mountain, there are severalintermediate cruisers, and - best ofall - no crowds!

Yikes! This is steep!

Front side choice:groomed or gladed

Web site: www.skiwhitepass.com

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SKI WASHINGTON CHALLENGEENTRY FORM

Name of Participant______________________________________________

Member of Club (not required)______________________________________

Phone number_______________________________

Email address______________________________________

Indicate dates skied at Washington ski resorts below. Attach proof to this entry form. Proofmust be the lift ticket used or a credit card receipt for the purchase of the ticket. You mustbe 18 years old or older to enter.

DATE

• Cascade Powder Cats __________________

• Crystal Mountain __________________

• 49 Degrees North __________________

• Hurricane Ridge __________________

• Leavenworth Ski Hill __________________

• Loup Loup Ski Bowl __________________

• Mission Ridge __________________

• Mt. Baker __________________

• Mt. Spokane __________________

• North Cascade Heli-Skiing __________________

• Ski Bluewood __________________

• Stevens Pass __________________

• The Summit at Snoqualmie __________________

• White Pass __________________

To enter, complete this form and include it with your proof documents. Documents mustbe received no later than June 15, 2007. We recommend that you keep copies of thedocuments. Submit documents to the address below:

NWSCC Ski Oregon ChallengePO Box 1915Portland, OR 97207